Research programs
Child Family Community Australia
An information exchange for practitioners, policy-makers and service providers working with children, families and communities.
Research programs
An information exchange for practitioners, policy-makers and service providers working with children, families and communities.
Research report Jul 2022
This is the final report from the research project Identifying Strategies to Better Support Foster, Kinship and Permanent Carers.
Research snapshot Jul 2022
This is a summary report about carer's needs by AIFS and Murawin, funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. The government wanted to know what carers needed so they can attract more carers and keep carers for longer.
Short article Nov 2022
This short article provides an evidence overview and strategies for supporting young people experiencing disadvantage and unemployment.
Short article Nov 2022
This short article outlines the evidence on responding to food relief needs in a dignified, nutritious, sustainable and equitable way.
Submission Feb 2023
Submission focusing on the experience of poverty and financial disadvantage in Australia.
Short article Feb 2023
This short article provides practitioners with the evidence for what works to support young people in out-of-home care who are at risk of suicidality.
Webinar Apr 2023
This webinar will discuss online and digital methods to support the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Media release May 2023
A new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has found that women are increasingly remaining employed when they take time off to have a baby, demonstrating the uptake of parental leave in recent years.
Facts and figures May 2023
This Facts and Figures summarises information about employment participation, with a focus on gender and age differences, to capture variation between men and women and across the life cycle.